Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag

[imironmann]

Ofcourse its a source of profit. This is sadly becoming the norm. As long as people keep buying into it then they are going to ride it for all its worth. Why wouldn't they? I've enjoyed the AC games but I can't say they are my favorite. I also collect AC but its not the only game I collect for. There is no doubt that there will be many editions once again and I know I'm more than likely going to get the majority if not all of them. Thats just my personal curse.

Since I know I'm a sucker for all the different editions, I would like to see an edition that stands out above everything they've done this far. Something of top quality and not made of cheap plastic. I want it to be big. I'd like to see lights hear sounds and maybe be motion activated. I'd like a very limited edition with a ship in it. A big ship 20"-22" long and twice as tall. Would be nice to see it available to everyone yet be limited to only 2000-3000. I don't mind paying a higher price for top quality. I want to see CEs with Sideshow quality in them.

[Xmo]

Originally Posted by Mathika

Xmo:signature but True

Originally Posted by TruenoBoy86

after spending alot on AC3 alone and in the end it turned out to be crap, well character story wise, actor script and performance, you have this dilemma of not collecting everything and black flag turns to be awesome or collecting all again and black flag turns to be crap.....
from what i see edward is a desperate attempt to make a memorable character like ezio, hardcore looking and not mention a playboy which is a sale factor by adding mature themes which something david cage talked about awhile ago at DICE summit saying industry needs to grow up, now everyone is trying it either to profit from horny players or just for the sake of creativety much like what kojima said about ground zeros taboos.
now obviously naval battle was a success in AC3 thats why its the main theme in black flag but gameplay experience isnt something am worried about.expect alot of risen 2 influence and not to mention pirates of the caribbean lol
its the story am worried about. edward story will clear out why haythem had a hidden blade and was templar too. its should be a powerful plot this time around. but who knows too much focus on naval and treasure hunting and story gets it. damn ubi for letting Patrice Desilets go after ACB and now they got him back unfairly by buying his studio the THQ montreal and snaging his games. mark my word they will use him as an adviser if he didn't say no yet.....
that who i call a great creative director and not alex.
i think black flag was the recent backup build for AC3, recent i mean 2011-2012 for that reason if am correct there wont be any dev dairy before release and this time we might get a making of disc in the CE but i doubt it. well thats just my gamer intuition :p
but like most said ubi is all about money now, that explains why both watchdogs and black flag releasing on ps4 too, pc is the lead platform for watchdogs so dont expect much even from the new powerful ps4 maybe only minor details differences. black flag on ps3 is pointless but what if no CE or just basic CE on ps4 you will have to buy the less optimal version just for the CEs and a standard or basic CE for ps4 version just to enjoy the game as intended technical wise.
a word of advice guys dont fall for it again, its an addiction i know because i have it too but we need to draw line between a true worth while game and a source of profit for devs who mostly doesn't care about making A game just extra profits just look at capcom square activision etc....

I really think that this is a concern they should know from die hard fans of the series. 2 or 3 more crappy Assassin's Creed and I quit... the count down hasn't started yet but I could feel that vibe of negativity. I have no complaint with AC3 really, I did had big expectations in AC3 in terms of expanding your estate, trading, collecting, pelts and getting stronger weapons... but at the end of the game, I still had my old weapons. I barely understood the trading system which is the reason why I was 1/3 of the game and I have to restart all over just to understood it but never used it... and collecting pelts doesn't feel rewarding. I could also have skipped capturing forts missions but I decided not too. Its the same thing with Revelations but since its the culmination of Ezio's saga I could just ignore the game system and focus on the story more which balanced out. What won me over for AC3 is frontier, amazing scenery, a halfassed story line where the half is really really good and the half is really really bad and with these, I ranked AC3 the very bottom of all AC games.

My thoughts on Black Flag. For Ubisoft I really expect the setting to be in Japan, or Egypt for the next game. But this is really a shocker. If they pull off an amazing ship game where half of the missions are driving a ship I wouldn't mind controlling ships for half of the game, I really enjoyed it last game and I really thought my captain'ing career in AC3 wasn't enough
I hope they have a friendly character (or even the mentor) that has the same characteristics with Captain Jack Sparrow. I can't wait for recruiting Assassin Pirates, running around port royal, and last but not least the CE's

On the side note... please UBI, release a Desmond Statue!

[Dr_Jengo]

Originally Posted by Xmo

On the side note... please UBI, release a Desmond Statue!

Exactly, he is actually the real "main character" in the Assassin's Creed series. Initially thought AC3 would be a full game on him in modern day..

Actually did a "predictions and wishes" post for AC IV on my blog but it's full of AC 3 spoilers so anyone who finished AC3 can take a look there. Do post discussions there if you wish. Didn't think it would be appropriate to post them here because of the spoilers..
http://jveronworld.blogspot.sg/2013/...-in-ac-iv.html

[Xmo]

Some people are saying it's getting boring with the Assassin's Creed games, especially with the yearly releases, but I feel like I'm just getting started. I have played all the games but not yet completed them 100% and the DLC. There still seems to be so much more info in there that I have yet to uncover. Of course, the Assassin's Creed Encyclopedias I have are still untouched, so will need to get that started as well.

Ubisoft have plenty of studios around the world so I'm confident they will put good quality games even though I felt AC 3 was a little rushed. Of course being a collector, makes it doubly exciting. I'm already thinking of what stuff they can included in the CEs. However, "A Statue is a must.. Everything else is Secondary.." If there are good stories to tell and the game-play is kept fresh, I say bring them on!

Very cool conclusion I really wish I could make essays like these LOL
Yup I've never opened my encyclopedia full of cobwebs either. And thanks for the insight! Another shocker that the main character is Edward... GRANDFATHER OF CONNER!!!

[Dr_Jengo]

Originally Posted by Xmo

Very cool conclusion I really wish I could make essays like these LOL
Yup I've never opened my encyclopedia full of cobwebs either. And thanks for the insight! Another shocker that the main character is Edward... GRANDFATHER OF CONNER!!!

Haha thanks but I have never thought of myself as a good writer. One of the reasons why I started a blog was to improve my writing. I feel my language but sometimes there isn't a proper flow in the sentence structures

Anyway... yea those encyclopedias.. Too nice to flip through, but at the same time so much info in there to read

[TruenoBoy86]

Originally Posted by Xmo

I really think that this is a concern they should know from die hard fans of the series. 2 or 3 more crappy Assassin's Creed and I quit... the count down hasn't started yet but I could feel that vibe of negativity. I have no complaint with AC3 really, I did had big expectations in AC3 in terms of expanding your estate, trading, collecting, pelts and getting stronger weapons... but at the end of the game, I still had my old weapons. I barely understood the trading system which is the reason why I was 1/3 of the game and I have to restart all over just to understood it but never used it... and collecting pelts doesn't feel rewarding. I could also have skipped capturing forts missions but I decided not too. Its the same thing with Revelations but since its the culmination of Ezio's saga I could just ignore the game system and focus on the story more which balanced out. What won me over for AC3 is frontier, amazing scenery, a halfassed story line where the half is really really good and the half is really really bad and with these, I ranked AC3 the very bottom of all AC games.

My thoughts on Black Flag. For Ubisoft I really expect the setting to be in Japan, or Egypt for the next game. But this is really a shocker. If they pull off an amazing ship game where half of the missions are driving a ship I wouldn't mind controlling ships for half of the game, I really enjoyed it last game and I really thought my captain'ing career in AC3 wasn't enough
I hope they have a friendly character (or even the mentor) that has the same characteristics with Captain Jack Sparrow. I can't wait for recruiting Assassin Pirates, running around port royal, and last but not least the CE's

On the side note... please UBI, release a Desmond Statue!

i agree with you on what made AC3 a great gameplay experience.
multiplayer in black flag will revamped greatly, i say that because of the survey i received from ubi about multiplayer experience in AC3. that aswell will be another selling point.
hmmmm black flag will be everything and better than what risen 2 should have been....quite sad actually.
oh well have to wait awhile to discover how great AC4 is really is.

[Dr_Jengo]

@TruenoBoy86: I understand where you are coming from and I agree with you on certain points. But I collect stuff based on the franchise rather than CEs based on console. I'm more interested in the content inside each CE. If the content is related to the game (Not shoes, keychains, pins etc), I will be interested even it's for PS3, PS4 or PC

I actually posted a longer post explaining my reasoning but I think I closed the window before I posted it. I'm lazy to type it all over again...

[TruenoBoy86]

Originally Posted by Veron_4

@TruenoBoy86: I understand where you are coming from and I agree with you on certain points. But I collect stuff based on the franchise rather than CEs based on console. I'm more interested in the content inside each CE. If the content is related to the game (Not shoes, keychains, pins etc), I will be interested even it's for PS3, PS4 or PC

I actually posted a longer post explaining my reasoning but I think I closed the window before I posted it. I'm lazy to type it all over again...

well we will get AC4 early on current gen than next gen, next gen might be 1-2 months away and with that i doubt they will release an exclusive CE, but for watchdogs there is a high chance that they will make a CE whatever exclusive or same as current gen, as its a new ip and totally looking next gen people. and its very highly anticipated.